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Mammoth Cave - Letter (Sc 1509), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2007

Mammoth Cave - Letter (Sc 1509), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1509. Letter by an unnamed tourist staying at the Hotel Sinnott, Paducah, which talks about her family's tour of Mammoth Cave. She also mentions several other area caves.


Bush, William Pope Duvall, 1823-1904 (Sc 1508), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2007

Bush, William Pope Duvall, 1823-1904 (Sc 1508), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1508. Letter from William P. D. Bush, Hawesville, Kentucky, to Annie White, Grandview, Iowa, in which he recounts the conditions under which White purchased a piano from him in 1855.


Twentieth Century Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 168), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2007

Twentieth Century Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 168), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Organizational records including minutes, yearbooks, financial records, constitution, by-laws, history, correspondence, photos, and newspaper articles related to the Twentieth Century Club, a Bowling Green, Kentucky literary club made up of twenty female members.


Edmunds, John Ray, 1896-1978 (Sc 1505), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2007

Edmunds, John Ray, 1896-1978 (Sc 1505), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional File" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1505. Letter, 6 October 1918, written by John Ray Edmunds from Great Lakes, Illinois to his wife Josie in Barren County, Kentucky. He discusses his bout with influenza and his stay in a military hospital.


Denton, Judith Darlene (Sc 1506), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2007

Denton, Judith Darlene (Sc 1506), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1506. Paper titled "History of Glenmore," written by WKU student, Judith Darlene Denton, for a Kentucky history class. The paper is a brief history of the Glenmore Distillery in Owensboro, Kentucky.


Guffey, Paul Danny (Sc 1498), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2007

Guffey, Paul Danny (Sc 1498), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1498. "Graham, Kentucky, 1903-1957: A Short History of the W.G. Duncan Coal Company," a paper written by Paul D. Guffey for a Kentucky history class at Western Kentucky University.


Denton, David Alan, 1915-1977 (Sc 1500), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2007

Denton, David Alan, 1915-1977 (Sc 1500), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1500. Contract and bills concerning a house built by contractor Alan Denton at 1011 Park Street in Bowling Green, Kentucky, for Edna Enochs Booker.


Southern Region Baptist Woman's Missionary Union Of Kentucky (Mss 175), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2007

Southern Region Baptist Woman's Missionary Union Of Kentucky (Mss 175), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 175. Minute books including minutes, financial records, correspondence, annual reports, programs, by-laws, and constitution of the Southern Region Baptist Woman’s Missionary Union of Kentucky. Also included are minutes of some executive committee meetings.


Dulaney, Clara (Covington), 1854-1933 - Letter To (Sc 1496), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2007

Dulaney, Clara (Covington), 1854-1933 - Letter To (Sc 1496), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1496. Letter written by M.E.P. to Clara (Covington) Dulaney, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, discussing the opening of Christ Episcopal Church in Bowling Green on 7 December 1913.


Harris, Frances T. (Sc 1494), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2007

Harris, Frances T. (Sc 1494), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1494. Paper entitled "Some Old Southern Gentlemen of Bowling Green, [Kentucky]", written by Frances T. Harris for a WKU English class. Inlcudes brief biographies of several prominent men of Bowling Green.


Stout, Alice Virginia, 1908-1983 (Sc 1495), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2007

Stout, Alice Virginia, 1908-1983 (Sc 1495), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1495. Journal kept by Stout describing the 1937 Ohio River flood in Louisville, Kentucky. Also includes some telegrams sent to her family in Bowling Green, Kentucky during the same period; photographs of the flood; and clippings about the family and the Cortlandt Hotel, where Stout resided during the flood.


Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 1393), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2007

Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 1393), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1393. Journal kept by Jane Cowan from 1900 to 1903, with additional entries from 1919-1921 by other members, detailing the daily activities of the Center Family. Includes materials relating to the disbandment of the South Union Society.


Hopkins County, Kentucky - Marriage Record (Sc 1461), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2007

Hopkins County, Kentucky - Marriage Record (Sc 1461), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1461. Copy of marriage license issued to Richard E. Peyton and Leamon F. Dunbar, on 23 December 1904. Copy was made on 29 August 1952.


Moulder, Valentine, 1836-1906 (Sc 1489), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2007

Moulder, Valentine, 1836-1906 (Sc 1489), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1489. Chiefly incoming business and personal letters to Valentine Moulder, a Warren County, Kentucky magistrate. Of particular interest are letters from Moulder's brother, Elijah Evans Moulder, that discuss the Oklahoma Territory in the 1890s and matters related to Valentine's son, George W. Moulder.


Hopkinsville, Kentucky - Letter (Sc 1491), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2007

Hopkinsville, Kentucky - Letter (Sc 1491), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1491. Letter written to Charles H. Hisgen, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, by an unidentified source, discussing the train station at Hopkinsville and maintenance of a property owned by this individual in Hopkinsville.


Mccombs, Harold Spillman (Mss 165), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2007

Mccombs, Harold Spillman (Mss 165), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscript Collection 165. Poetry volumes, 1918-1973, written by McCombs, a native of Edmonson County who taught in several Kentucky communities. Also includes oral history interview with his daughter, Doris Cloar, concerning her father's work, family history, and the November 5, 2005 tornado in Munfordville, Kentucky. Photographs of tornado damage included.


Brown, John David, 1883-1961 (Mss 170), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2007

Brown, John David, 1883-1961 (Mss 170), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 170. Letters to Brown, of South Hill in Butler County, Kentucky, from family. Includes letters sent by his son while serving in the Navy during World War II and in subsequent military service; also includes letters from his daughter, Emma Martin. Some business correspondence and materials concerning the Mammoth Cave Production Credit Association are also part of the collection.


Bradley, Robert Michael, 1947-2006 (Mss 138), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2007

Bradley, Robert Michael, 1947-2006 (Mss 138), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 138. Vietnam War letters written by Robert Michael Bradley to his parents Sue and Henry Bradley, Jr., of Bowling Green, Kentucky documenting his tour in Vietnam, July 6, 1968-July 5, 1969. Includes information about 1st Cavalry Division, Agent Orange, MIA/POW's, veterans issues, and Gerard-Gerard funeral home, 1860-1950.


Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 1394), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2007

Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 1394), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan of typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1394. Graveyard book containing names of Shaker members who died between 1811 and 1881. Short biographies are provided for some of the prominent men.


England, Nannie Rogers (Willett), 1878-1955 (Sc 1469), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2007

England, Nannie Rogers (Willett), 1878-1955 (Sc 1469), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1469. Correspondence relating to the appointment of the postmaster in Lebanon, Kentucky. Nannie R. England and John B. Wathen were candidates for the position. The letters indicate the politics involved in postal appointments.


Sericulture Letter (Sc 1490), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2007

Sericulture Letter (Sc 1490), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1490. Letter written in 1839 by Fox & Still of Dover, Kentucky, in Mason County, to Mr. Adam Beatty in Frankfort regarding sericulture in Kentucky. Beatty wrote extensively about Kentucky agriculture. The letter discusses the processes involved in sericulture and particularly the feeding of silkworms.


Jessamine County Middle School - Desert Storm Collection (Mss 166), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2007

Jessamine County Middle School - Desert Storm Collection (Mss 166), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 166. Correspondence between students at Jessamine County Middle School in Nicholasville, Kentucky, to soldiers serving in Operation Desert Storm. The project was supervised by eighth grade English teacher, Melinda D. Lewis. Most of the soldiers were serving in Saudi Arabia.


Bryant, A. J. (Sc 1487), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2007

Bryant, A. J. (Sc 1487), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1487. Correspondence between A.J. Bryant, while in Louisville, Kentucky, and his fiance and later wife, Martha Stewart, of Union Star, Kentucky. The letters concern courtship and everyday matters. Mr. Bryant is a carpenter working on building projects in Louisville; he obviously has gone to find temporary work because of the lack of projects in his home county.


Warren County, Kentucky - Court Records (Sc 1468), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2007

Warren County, Kentucky - Court Records (Sc 1468), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1468. "Memoranda from the Records in the Warren County Circuit Court Clerk's Office" copied by Judge John B. Rodes. Includes notes on the establishment and evolution of Kentucky county courts.


Cooke-Crump - Smiths Grove, Kentucky - Account Books (Sc 1484), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2007

Cooke-Crump - Smiths Grove, Kentucky - Account Books (Sc 1484), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1484. Account books for a mercantile store in Smiths Grove, Kentucky. Included are long lists of horses and mules that were bought and sold by William Crump.


Bowling Green, Kentucky - City Hall (Sc 1482), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2007

Bowling Green, Kentucky - City Hall (Sc 1482), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1482. Specifications, receipts and notes related to the construction of Bowling Green City Hall, 1907-1908.


Greenwood & Massey's Mill Turnpike Company (Sc 1467), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2007

Greenwood & Massey's Mill Turnpike Company (Sc 1467), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1467. Minute book, 1886-1899, for the Greenwood & Massey's Mill Turnpike Company, Warren County, Kentucky. The last two pages contain a plat and a listing of expenses for the Plano Church Cemetery, 1905-1909.


Jones, Willis R. (Sc 1480), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2007

Jones, Willis R. (Sc 1480), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1480. Speech delivered by Willis R. Jones titled "Journey Into Union: Drama and Destiny" in which he discussed the early development of the Christian Church in Kentucky. The presentation was made at the Cane Ridge Meeting House on 29 June 1982.


Coleman Family Papers (Sc 1483), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2007

Coleman Family Papers (Sc 1483), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1483. Incoming business letters, 1866, and 1877, to James P. Coleman, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Also business letter, 1881, to Harry R. Coleman related to a printing job at the Courier-Journal in Louisville.


Thomas, Richard Curd Pope, 1872-1939 (Sc 1486), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2007

Thomas, Richard Curd Pope, 1872-1939 (Sc 1486), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 1486. Speeches made throughout Kentucky by Richard Curd Pope Thomas at various fraternal, civic, educational, and religious events. Also includes several poems written by John A. Logan. A patriotic speech given during the Spanish-American War is available as a full-text scan (Click on "Additional Files" below).